Opera in the Repertoire · Baroque
Amor vuol sofferenza
Music by Leonardo Leo · premiered 1739 · at Naples
Amor vuol sofferenza is a 1739 commedia per musica in three acts by Leonardo Leo to a libretto by Antonio Federico Gennaro (d.1744). It was first performed at Naples, Teatro Nuovo. Leo was working on a revision to be entitled La finta Frascatana in 1744 when he died, which was completed by Matteo Capranica.
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About the Composer
Leonardo Leo is the composer of record for this opera.
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Other Operas by Leonardo Leo
- L'Alidoro (1740)
- L'ambizione delusa (1742)
- Decebalo (1743)